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Merrillville, Lowell and Rensselaer hope luck is on their side at prep football semistates
Joe Atria started coaching football at Merrillville in 1981. He always wore shorts to practice in that decade and no one took notice when the playoffs kicked off.
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Bowman Academy defeats Hammond in new hoops gymnasium
GARY | After a much-anticipated opening, Bowman Academy finally unveiled its new gymnasium, much to the appreciation of girls basketball coach Janora Holmes, whose Eagles defeated Hammond 50-46 in the first game held in the facility.
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Crusaders rally from 10-point deficit to beat IU-South Bend
VALPARAISO | A three-point halftime deficit had Valparaiso fans squirming as they headed to the concession stand Thursday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:20 pm | Loading…
Times Exclusives
Region
- Bears RB Wolfe lost for season with kidney injury
- LAKE FOREST | The Bears placed backup running back Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve Friday, ending his season.
- 3:55 pm Hammond boxer Amy Yuratovac's title shot canceled
- 12:00 am Valpo's Doane, other locals help DePauw advance to Division III football playoffs
- 12:00 am New MMA promotion launches tonight with debut show in Valpo
- 12:00 am Sports Digest: Injuries have hampered ND's James Aldridge
- 12:00 am Hawthorne Race Course Entries
- 12:00 am Balmoral Park Results
- 12:00 am Scouting The Horizon League Volleyball Tournament
- 12:00 am Hawthorne Race Course Results
- Nov 19 Blackhawks rout Flames in playoff rematch
Preps
- Tonight: Follow live coverage of football semistate action
- Follow the Times up-to-the-minute coverage of Merrillville and Rensselaer in semistate action tonight with live scores on Twitter and a full scoreboard on nwi.com. Find us on Twitter @nwiprepsports and bookmark the Region's best sports coverage at nwiprepsports.com.
- 4:00 am Lew Wallace's Branden Dawson is a nationally ranked recruit
- 3:55 am STEVE HANLON: Karp hopes to take Valpo to Space Mountain
- 3:50 am The Times Preseason Boys Basketball Top 10
- 3:45 am The Times' Boys Basketball Predictions
- 3:40 am Boys basketball, 2009-10 Andrean 59ers
- 3:35 am Boys basketball, 2009-10 Bishop Noll Warriors
- 3:30 am Boys basketball, 2009-10 Boone Grove Wolves
- 3:25 am Boys basketball, 2009-10 Bowman Eagles
- 3:20 am Boys basketball, 2009-10 Calumet Warriors
College
- Ohio State-Michigan series has slipped in stature
- The Game has lost a lot of luster.
- 2:00 pm Hard luck ND, UConn seek to end losing streaks
- 10:40 am McClain, Spikes among Butkus finalists again
- 8:20 am Bowl destinies on the line for Penn St, Mich St.
- 12:00 am Valpo's Doane, other locals help DePauw advance to Division III football playoffs
- 12:00 am REGION COLLEGIANS: L.C. grad VanderGenugten helps Irish advance to third round of NCAA soccer tourney
- 12:00 am REGION COLLEGIANS: L.C. grad VanderGenugten helps Irish advance to third round of NCAA soccer tourney
- Nov 19 Tennessee State coach James Webster Jr. resigns
- Nov 19 U-M's Coleman sidesteps football audit questions
- Nov 19 Jayhawks sharp in 94-44 rout over Central Arkansas
Commentary
Pro Sports Chatter MMA Blog Prep Sports Blog VU Sports Blog RailCats Blog
- STEVE HANLON: Merrillville must live in the moment
- MERRILLVILLE | Tonight's game off Broadway is huge.
- 12:00 am MATT ERICKSON: Cutler, Bears getting one more chance
- Nov 19 NATE ULRICH: Taking chances makes football fun
- Nov 19 KEN KARRSON: A million ways to say 'thanks'
- Nov 18 AL HAMNIK: No big sweat in this Fists of Fury sequel
- Nov 17 AL HAMNIK: Losing makes the Bears a bad investment
- Nov 17 JOHN DOHERTY: Healthy back up in smoke with too little activity
- Nov 17 JOHN DOHERTY: Healthy back up in smoke with too little activity
- Nov 16 JIM PETERS: Better days ahead for Purdue football
- Nov 16 HILLARY SMITH: Finally, a sigh of Wie-lief
Football
- Bears RB Wolfe lost for season with kidney injury
- LAKE FOREST | The Bears placed backup running back Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve Friday, ending his season.
- 5:10 pm Death of Drew Brees' mother ruled a suicide
- 3:40 pm Ravens' Edwards plans appeal of fine for roughness
- 3:30 pm Bush questionable for Tampa Bay
- 5:15 pm NFL union pans reporting on teammates' concussions
- 11:20 am Feds seek $631K verdict against ex-Steeler Blount
- 11:20 am Union says NFL concussion expert is biased
- 10:05 am Browns' Mangini expects Josh Cribbs to play Sunday
- Nov 19 Stefanie Spielman, wife of NFL star, dies at 42
- Nov 19 Panthers lead Dolphins 3-0 after 1st quarter
Baseball
- St. Louis Cardinals announce season ticket pricing
- St. Louis Cardinals season ticket prices are increasing an average of 3 percent next year.
- 2:30 pm Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs
- 2:10 pm Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs
- 1:35 pm New-age stats shed light on old Cy Young votes
- 2:15 am Giants ace Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young
- 1:00 am Diamondbacks acquire RHP Aaron Heilman from Cubs
- Nov 19 Rays add 3 to 40-man roster; activate Pena from DL
- Nov 19 Alomar hoping for election to Hall of Fame
- Nov 19 Tigers minor league 3B Ron Bourquin suspended
- Nov 19 Selig: Some clubs lost money
Basketball
- Kings owner will no longer operate WNBA franchise
- The Sacramento Monarchs folded on Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.
- 12:30 pm Knicks' Answer: No to Allen Iverson
- 10:35 am Hunter plans bargaining meeting with Stern soon
- Nov 19 Both Iverson and the Knicks deserve better
- Nov 19 Iverson clears waivers, becomes free agent
- Nov 19 NYC groups sue to block deal for Nets arena
- Nov 19 AP source: Jayson Williams taking deal in shooting
- Nov 19 Arenas waiting for 1 million followers to tweet
- Nov 19
- Nov 19 Shaq (shoulder) to sit out at least 1 more game
Hockey
- Shanahan retires from NHL after 21 seasons
- Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career.
- Nov 17 Ovechkin ready to go for Capitals vs. Rangers
- Nov 16 NHL, Glendale officials discuss Coyotes' future
- Nov 16 Canucks GM: Forsberg staying in Sweden
- Nov 16 NHL: Florida Panthers announce new majority owners
- Nov 14 Zetterberg hat trick leads Red Wings past Ducks
- Nov 14 Parenteau gives Rangers shootout win
- Nov 13 NHL to meet with Glendale about Coyotes sale
Golf
- Wie withdraws, Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship
- Michelle Wie couldn't take the pain one week after taking the spotlight at Lorena Ochoa's tournament.
- Nov 19 Wie withdraws from LPGA event with ankle injury
- Nov 18 LPGA Championship moves to Locust Hill in New York
- Nov 17 Giving new definition to being on tour
- Nov 16 US Magistrate denies restraining order to Barron
- Nov 16 ShopRite Classic returning after 3 year absence
- Nov 16 At long last, Michelle Wie gets 1st LPGA Tour win
- Nov 16 5-time champ Watson gets British Open exemption
- Nov 13 Former No. 1 Duval likely losing PGA Tour card
- Nov 13 Tiger thinking his way around a short course
Auto Racing
Auto Racing Standings and Stats
- Far from track, suspended Mayfield holds auction
- Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him, listening intently as a fast-speaking auctioneer sold dozens of items.
- 11:40 am Johnson signs extension with Hendrick through 2015
- 11:00 am Gordon wants to keep driving for Hendrick
- 10:40 am F1 Williams sells minority stake to Austrian group
- Nov 19 Rusty Wallace to field Toyotas next season
- Nov 19 For Hendrick, a 1-2-3 finish might make history
- Nov 19 F1's Raikkonen confirms sabbatical year in 2010
- Nov 18 F1 champ Button teams up with Hamilton at McLaren
- Nov 17 Glock agrees to 2-year deal to drive for Manor GP
- Nov 16 Mercedes-Benz takes over Formula One team Brawn GP
Tennis
- ATP says it can't reopen Agassi drug case
- The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.
- 5:35 am Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournament
- Nov 18 American Sam Querrey on mend from accident
- Nov 18 Belgian tennis players appeal doping bans
- Nov 18 Federer, Del Potro in same group for ATP Finals
- Nov 17 Injured Roddick pulls out of season-ending event
- Nov 17 Survey: More minorities in US playing tennis
- Nov 16 Credit Suisse to sponsor Roger Federer thru 2019
- Nov 16 Nadal leads Spain in Davis Cup final vs. Czechs
- Nov 15 Wickmayer and Malisse launch legal attack on WADA
Mixed Martial Arts
- New MMA promotion launches tonight with debut show in Valpo
- Tonight, the Region gets a new mixed martial arts organization. And if the promoters and organizers get their way, it's something fight fans will be talking about.
- Nov 19 UFC, WEC vets to fight on HFC's second show
- Nov 19 Hoosier Fight Club ready to be talked about
- Nov 18 Ortiz and Griffin renew their rivalry
- Nov 17 Brown: 'Someone's going down'
- Nov 7 Portage's Kolosci falls to Bailey on Strikeforce card
- Nov 7 Live fight-by-fight coverage of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers!
- Nov 7 Kolosci, Davis make weight for Strikeforce show
- Nov 6 Kolosci, Davis make weight for Strikeforce show
- Nov 3 Chicago native Rogers looking to shock the world
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